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. >>> a major twist in the case of ricin poison letter sent to president obama. charges were dropped today after a u.s. attorney announced new information has been uncovered. authorities are trying to determine if the real suspect was set up. joining me now on the phone is kevin curtis. thank you for joining me. a quite extraordinary twist today. you have gone from being the man alleged to try to poison the president of the united states to a completely innocent man in a couple of days. how do you feel about this? >> i'm overwhelmed. im extremely happy to be vindicated and out and able to see my kids. i haven't seen them yet. i've been staring at four walls for days isolated. >> you were sitting there for seven days, as you say, staring at four walls in custody. had you been convicted of this crime you probably would have never came out of there. how do you feel? what were you think? >> you just said it. i kept thinking, this is serious. it took 24 hours for me to be educated and informed on the actual charge. i heard the word ricin for the first time in my life
. >>> a major twist in the case of ricin poison letter sent to president obama. charges were dropped today after a u.s. attorney announced new information has been uncovered. authorities are trying to determine if the real suspect was set up. joining me now on the phone is kevin curtis. thank you for joining me. a quite extraordinary twist today. you have gone from being the man alleged to try to poison the president of the united states to a completely innocent man in a couple of...
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. >>> and tals the man accused of sending letters to president obama laced with ricin. the charges are dropped. what he is saying now and what law enforcement is saying now coming up. have hail damage to both their cars. ted ted is trying to get a hold of his insurance agent. maxwell is not. he's on geico.com setting up an appointment with an adjuster. ted is now on hold with his insurance company. maxwell is not and just confirmed a 5:30 time for tuesday. ted, is still waiting. yes! maxwell is out and about... with ted's now ex-girlfriend. wheeeee! whoo! later ted! online claims appointments. just a click away on geico.com. >>> well, welcome back. we've obviously been focusing a lot on boston, but our thoughts are also with the people of west, texas, where i was last week. last week an explosion at a fertilizer plant killed nine people. you're looking at exclusive new pictures for the area where firefighters were killed. you can see the area has been absolutely devastated. the explosion left a crater measuring 93 feet and 10 feet deep. 93 feet wide and 10 feet deep. be
. >>> and tals the man accused of sending letters to president obama laced with ricin. the charges are dropped. what he is saying now and what law enforcement is saying now coming up. have hail damage to both their cars. ted ted is trying to get a hold of his insurance agent. maxwell is not. he's on geico.com setting up an appointment with an adjuster. ted is now on hold with his insurance company. maxwell is not and just confirmed a 5:30 time for tuesday. ted, is still waiting. yes!...
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. >> president obama also paid tribute observing the moment of silence at the white house. >>> friends, family a total strangers packed a boston university ball room to >>> on the massachusetts state house steps to the new york stock exchange, to the senate floor in washington, on ordinary streets, to the marathon route where instead of cheers and smiles of a runner crossing the finish line there, is silence. to the flowers and flags, the signs of "boston strong" to the spot where last week two bombs took three lives. to a place where the quiet says more than words can ever say. for one long minute, the country is silent and remembers and begins to heal. and when the moment is over, there is this. ♪ god bless america [ applause ] of thousands of dos in hidden fees on their 401(k)s?! seriously? seriously. you don't believe it? search it. "401(k) hidden fees." then go to e-trade and roll over your old 401(k)s to a new e-trade retirement account. we have every type of retirement account. none of them charge annual fees and all of them offer low cost investments. why? because we're not y
. >> president obama also paid tribute observing the moment of silence at the white house. >>> friends, family a total strangers packed a boston university ball room to >>> on the massachusetts state house steps to the new york stock exchange, to the senate floor in washington, on ordinary streets, to the marathon route where instead of cheers and smiles of a runner crossing the finish line there, is silence. to the flowers and flags, the signs of "boston...
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. >> president barack obama marked the moment with a moment of reflection in the oval office. here our alicia sylvester explores the moment of science and the unity seen in the city of boston. >> reporter: sometimes grief has no words. 2:50 p.m., exactly one week on the massachusetts state house steps. to the new york stock exchange, to the senate floor in washington. on ordinary streets, to the marathon route where instead of cheers and smiles of a runner crossing the finish line, there is silence. to the flowers and flags, the signs of "boston strong," to the spot where last week two bombs took three lives. to a place where the quiet says more than words can ever say. for one long minute, the country is silent and remembers and begins to heal. and when the moment is over, there is this. ♪ god bless america [ applause ] >> lisa sylvester, cnn. >>> the city of boston united there and the people of boston also took another step toward healing on monday. [ bagpipes ]. >> this was the ceremony at the site of the deadly bombings on boylston street. federal authorities turning th
. >> president barack obama marked the moment with a moment of reflection in the oval office. here our alicia sylvester explores the moment of science and the unity seen in the city of boston. >> reporter: sometimes grief has no words. 2:50 p.m., exactly one week on the massachusetts state house steps. to the new york stock exchange, to the senate floor in washington. on ordinary streets, to the marathon route where instead of cheers and smiles of a runner crossing the finish line,...
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details obama thn that ahead. a statement from tamerlan's wife and what she's saying and whether or not she's really cooperating and sitting down with the fbi and answering thei questions. that's still to come. ♪ [ male announcer ] the first look is only the beginning. ♪ ♪ this is a stunning work of technology. ♪ this is the 2013 lexus es and the first-ever es hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. and the first-ever es hybrid. google's backyard for the wbing it on challenge.. [fight bell: ding, ding] what's your preferred search engine? search engine, uhh, probably google. if we do a side by side blind test comparison, and you end up choosing google, you get an xbox. i'll bet you the xbox, you bet me your son. well let's look up what you need. okay, i would do the left. yeah? what?! i am a daddy! bing wins it! bing won. bing did win. people prefer bing over google for the web's top searches. don't believe it? go to bingiton.com and see what you're missing. woman: everyone in the nicu -- all the nurses
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. >> president obama even mentioned iffrig in this week's statements. we may be momentarily knocked off our feet, but we'll pick it ourselves up. >>> the latest on the huge explosion that leveled parts of one small town in texas. m alwayn to taste great. she was a picky eater. well now i'm her dietitian and last year, she wasn't eating so well. so i recommended boost complete nutritional drink to help her get the nutrition she was missing. and now she drinks it every day. well, it tastes great! [ male announcer ] boost has 26 essential vitamins and minerals, including calcium and vitamin d to support strong bones, and 10 grams of protein to help maintain muscle. and our great taste is guaranteed or your money back. learn more at boost.com [ dietitian ] now, nothing keeps mom from doing what she loves... being my mom. [ dog barking ] ♪ [ female announcer ] life is full of little tests, but your basic paper towel can handle them. especially if that towel is bounty basic. the towel that's 50% stronger. in this lab demo even just one select-a-size sheet o
. >> president obama even mentioned iffrig in this week's statements. we may be momentarily knocked off our feet, but we'll pick it ourselves up. >>> the latest on the huge explosion that leveled parts of one small town in texas. m alwayn to taste great. she was a picky eater. well now i'm her dietitian and last year, she wasn't eating so well. so i recommended boost complete nutritional drink to help her get the nutrition she was missing. and now she drinks it every day. well,...
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president obama will recognize a moment of silence at 2:30 this afternoon. bells will ring. here is the latest information we have right now. the bombing suspect is communicating with officials. the 19-year-old was shot in the neck, is unable to speak at this time. he's been hospitalized since the capture on friday. we're told the communication has been in writing. the exact nature of the communicating, we do not know at this point. we're waiting word of when authorities set charges against the teenage suspect. a justice department official tells cnn that could happen soon. he is expected to face federal terrorism charges and state murder charges. 26-year-old tamerlan tsarnaev had explosives strapped to his body when he died. also this hour a private funeral service begins for krystle campbell. bostonians are getting back to work today after a terrible friday, a lockdown that had much of this city shutdown. the suspect is in the hospital right now and handcuffed and under 24 hour guard. he is communicating with authorities. let's check in with don lemon. what's the latest yo
president obama will recognize a moment of silence at 2:30 this afternoon. bells will ring. here is the latest information we have right now. the bombing suspect is communicating with officials. the 19-year-old was shot in the neck, is unable to speak at this time. he's been hospitalized since the capture on friday. we're told the communication has been in writing. the exact nature of the communicating, we do not know at this point. we're waiting word of when authorities set charges against the...
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we're getting mixed messages from the obama administration as well. here's vice president joe biden characterized the bombing suspects today. >> two twisted, perverted, cowardly knockoff jihadies. >> not everyone in the administration seems to share this assessment. jim acosta is at the white house tonight. it was confusing today, some very mixed messages coming out. >> that's right. the white house has been saying all along that it's too early to draw any conclusions in this case. the white house press secretary said today we don't have all of the answers yet. but that's not exactly what you heard from the vice president there whether he said earlier today that these two suspects were knockoff jihadies suggesting that they were sort of amateurish and also from secretary of state john kerry who was in belgium was meeting with the belgian foreign minister and asked by reporters about this case and he seemed to suggest that the older suspect, tamerlan tsarnaev may have learned something when he traveled to southern russia last year. here's what secretar
we're getting mixed messages from the obama administration as well. here's vice president joe biden characterized the bombing suspects today. >> two twisted, perverted, cowardly knockoff jihadies. >> not everyone in the administration seems to share this assessment. jim acosta is at the white house tonight. it was confusing today, some very mixed messages coming out. >> that's right. the white house has been saying all along that it's too early to draw any conclusions in this...
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this is moot as the obama administration has made its decision. is lindsey graham on sound legal ground, saying he should be tried in a civilian court, but held and questioned as an enemy combatant? >> i think the only fair answer to that question is we don't know. because it's never been done before in american history to have some sort of hybrid combatant and criminal proceeding. we do know from jake tapper's reporting, there was an interrogation of tsavraev. and he did disclose his position that there was no broader conspiracy here. just him and his pressure. it seems like the justice department and the fbi have done the kind of interrogation that at least -- that lindsey graham seems to want to have been done, perhaps not as extensive as it might have been. but there was a premiranda interrogation and authorities can work with that, at least now going forward. >> i think that's a fair point. lindsey graham and others will say it wasn't enough. not necessarily just 48 hours of vergation, but days and days if not weeks and weeks. that will be a
this is moot as the obama administration has made its decision. is lindsey graham on sound legal ground, saying he should be tried in a civilian court, but held and questioned as an enemy combatant? >> i think the only fair answer to that question is we don't know. because it's never been done before in american history to have some sort of hybrid combatant and criminal proceeding. we do know from jake tapper's reporting, there was an interrogation of tsavraev. and he did disclose his...
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>> well, the obama administration has established a policy of a so-called public safety exception to the miranda rule where for some period of time, it's not entirely clear how long, a suspect can be questioned without miranda warnings and that apparently is what's happening here. again, it's complicated somewhat by the fact that we didn't know exactly what tsarnaev's medical condition is and how many questions he can answer. apparently he's answering some questions in writing. so i don't really see lindsey graham's proposal as all that differentwhat's going on now. he seems to suggest a longer process of questioning him, but the obama administration has also committed to some period of questioning. now, this all assumes that he's willing to answer questions. can he always samp simply say it answering questions and there is no way either under enemy combatant rules or in the criminal justice system to force someone to answer questions who doesn't want to answer them. >> the argument i guess is under this limited questioning period before he is formally advised of his miranda rights,
>> well, the obama administration has established a policy of a so-called public safety exception to the miranda rule where for some period of time, it's not entirely clear how long, a suspect can be questioned without miranda warnings and that apparently is what's happening here. again, it's complicated somewhat by the fact that we didn't know exactly what tsarnaev's medical condition is and how many questions he can answer. apparently he's answering some questions in writing. so i don't...
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will the obama administration seek the death penalty. we'll discuss why the answer could spell political trouble for the white house one way or the other. [ dog ] you know, i just don't think i should have to wait for it! who do you think i am, quicken loans? ♪ at quicken loans, we won't make you wait for it. our efficient, online system allows us to get you through your home loan process fast. which means you'll never have to beg for a quick closing. one more way quicken loans is engineered to amaze. bonkers, look at me when i'm talking to you. >>> welcome back. i am wolf blitzer in boston. while the terror attacks here in boston certainly dominated the national conversation this week, there were some significant political stories unfolding in washington as well. let's bring in our chief political analyst, gloria borger. you have a terrific panel there. >> i do. >> take it away. update viewers on what's going on. >> thanks, wolf, thanks for all your hard work in boston this week, we really appreciate it. we do not even know the motive
will the obama administration seek the death penalty. we'll discuss why the answer could spell political trouble for the white house one way or the other. [ dog ] you know, i just don't think i should have to wait for it! who do you think i am, quicken loans? ♪ at quicken loans, we won't make you wait for it. our efficient, online system allows us to get you through your home loan process fast. which means you'll never have to beg for a quick closing. one more way quicken loans is engineered...
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former director of the krais's counterterrorism center and stephen flynn has been anned a vief to barack obama and george w. bush. jessica stern served 0 president clinton's national security council staff and is now at the harvard school of public health and bret stevens won a pulitzer prize for thiz excellent columns in the "wall street journal." thank you all. >> when you watched the response to what happened in boston, what were your thoughts in terms of our ability to handle these kinds of attacks. >> it was impressive and it drove home a core realism about the nature of dealing with terrorism attack when they manifest themselves. it is the bystanders, neighbors, supported by local fire department, police, emergency management folks and there's little question that americans took solace in the competence and compassion and the selflessness of people's response and that's an important message when we deal with this threat that we can handle it and bounce back quickly. that's also something that happened. i teach at northeast university. just a mile from where the attacks went off in copley
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i respect president obama. i love my country. and would never do anything to pose a threat to him or any other u.s. official. this past week has been a nightmare for myself and my family. my mother has suffered. as well as my children. i would like to get back to normal, which for me means being the best father that i can be to my children, supporting my favorite charity save a life foundation and entertaining through my music. thank you. >> paul kevin curtis, released from custody, charges dropped. there's still plenty of stuff we don't know about what happened. dan lothian, our white house correspondent, is standing by. dan, we do know that ricin-laced letters were spent to the president, to roger wicker, the republican senator from mississippi. potentially very deadly letters. where does this investigation go from now on? >> you know, that is a very good question, because from the very beginning, paul curtis and his attorneys had said he was innocent. they said there was a lot of information out there in social media that some
i respect president obama. i love my country. and would never do anything to pose a threat to him or any other u.s. official. this past week has been a nightmare for myself and my family. my mother has suffered. as well as my children. i would like to get back to normal, which for me means being the best father that i can be to my children, supporting my favorite charity save a life foundation and entertaining through my music. thank you. >> paul kevin curtis, released from custody,...
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. >> i respect president obama. i love my country and would never do anything to pose a threat to him or any other u.s. official. this past week has been a nightmare for myself and my family. my mother has suffered as well as my children. i would like to get back to normal. >> and now we wait to find out what the government will do next. all indications are
. >> i respect president obama. i love my country and would never do anything to pose a threat to him or any other u.s. official. this past week has been a nightmare for myself and my family. my mother has suffered as well as my children. i would like to get back to normal. >> and now we wait to find out what the government will do next. all indications are
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it on the floor, you know, saying there were these two explosions at the white house, that president obama was hurt, immediately this happened a little after 1:00. i don't know if you can see this, we printed out this chart, you can see what happened here, just around 1:15 when the tweet went out, the market fell, the market fell over 100 points, 133 points to be exact. dipped into the negative. that happened within seconds. within seconds that drop happened. and then ap sent out another tweet saying that they were hacked, and then you saw the market immediately shoot back up. it was a total 180, the market went from negative all the way to positive, over 100 points again within minutes. very dramatic whiplash kind of move. shows you in the age of computerized trading how wall street can react to a tweet that is read around the web. >> boy, oh, boy, alison, such a look at how in the digital age everything moves so quickly. you have to be right about your information. thank you for telling us that. appreciate it. >>> back to boston now, where a short time ago doctors upgraded the surviving
it on the floor, you know, saying there were these two explosions at the white house, that president obama was hurt, immediately this happened a little after 1:00. i don't know if you can see this, we printed out this chart, you can see what happened here, just around 1:15 when the tweet went out, the market fell, the market fell over 100 points, 133 points to be exact. dipped into the negative. that happened within seconds. within seconds that drop happened. and then ap sent out another tweet...
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again, president obama up to date overnight, and this morning on what's going on there in boston. in newtown. he will continue to monitor the events there. >> all right, thank you very much, brianna keilar at the white house for us this morning. again, president obama just here yesterday lifting the spirits of boston as part of that memorial service. very different morning as the manhunt for one of the suspects is very much under way. >> to bring you up to speed, there is a manhunt under way for one of the two suspects in the boston marathon terrorist attack. the first suspect was killed overnight in a shoot-out with police officers. it began on the campus of m.i.t. in cambridge, where a police officer has been killed, there was a carjacking and a chase ensued. one of the suspects, the one with the black hat, suspect number one, has been killed. suspect number two is on the loose in watertown, massachusetts. >> could be watertown. >> or the surrounding area. earlier john and i spoke to the doctor, and there also was a press conference at the hospital where suspect number one was t
again, president obama up to date overnight, and this morning on what's going on there in boston. in newtown. he will continue to monitor the events there. >> all right, thank you very much, brianna keilar at the white house for us this morning. again, president obama just here yesterday lifting the spirits of boston as part of that memorial service. very different morning as the manhunt for one of the suspects is very much under way. >> to bring you up to speed, there is a manhunt...
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official. >> reporter: curtis accused of sending ricin laced letters to president obama, roger wicker in washington and a county judge in mississippi. charges were dropped. u.s. attorney felisha adams says new information became available. and in a bizarre turn, curtis says he's a victim of a plot by a man holding a grudge against him. he told piers morgan, they have been feuding for years. >> showing up on my radar, people coming in town, do you know this guy hates you? i never knew why. >> curtis' attorney says information on social media used to frame her client. >> the government was able to basically find another suspect who we believe is the true perpetrator of this heinous crime. >> reporter: curtis crimes how he felt. >> the state of over overwhelmed is the best way i described. i thought they said rice. i don't even eat rice. >> curtis is a father, political activist and elvis impersonator and ready to move on. >> this past week has been a nature meyer for myself and my family. my mother has suffered as well as my children. i would like to get back to normal, which for me mea
official. >> reporter: curtis accused of sending ricin laced letters to president obama, roger wicker in washington and a county judge in mississippi. charges were dropped. u.s. attorney felisha adams says new information became available. and in a bizarre turn, curtis says he's a victim of a plot by a man holding a grudge against him. he told piers morgan, they have been feuding for years. >> showing up on my radar, people coming in town, do you know this guy hates you? i never...
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the fbi, they're back on the hunt for whoever mailed poisonous letters here to president obama, to a u.s. senator and a judge. so they have just searched this home and a former studio of a martial arts instructor in tupelo, mississippi. we're going to go live to tupelo for more on that in a moment. but first, we have new information from this elvis impersonator who had been arrested and charged with sending those ricin-laced letters. he was all of a sudden set free yesterday. yep. no longer a suspect, charges dropped. his name is kevin curtis. and i want you to watch what he told chris cuomo in his exclusive interview last hour. >> when they came to me and i was arrested, it came super fast like a scene out of a movie. they didn't explain anything. they just kept saying you know what you've done. and don't move, don't resist and i mean, i just had to set my coat down. they allowed me to do that. you're talking about homeland security, secret service, fbi, so many vehicles in my neighborhood. i've never seen anything like it. i was in a state of shock, the best way to explain it. and
the fbi, they're back on the hunt for whoever mailed poisonous letters here to president obama, to a u.s. senator and a judge. so they have just searched this home and a former studio of a martial arts instructor in tupelo, mississippi. we're going to go live to tupelo for more on that in a moment. but first, we have new information from this elvis impersonator who had been arrested and charged with sending those ricin-laced letters. he was all of a sudden set free yesterday. yep. no longer a...
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. >> president obama speaking from the white house about what holds us together in trying times such as this this week here in boston. and you can never tell just how much emotional pain has been inflicted here. that's true not only for the victims but for the people that watched it up close as well as those that saw the images on their television sets or on the web all across this country. what needs to be done to help heal this country. i want to bring in dr. drew pinsky. thank you so much. i think not just the folks in boston but the entire country need healing now. what can you say to family members, to friends, to children, to people who are watching about their uneasiness of what happened this week here in boston. >> yeah, don, the opening of the previous segment you started saying the terror is over, but for some it is not, it is reviv fied and being relived in their body every day. an important way to make this have a lesser impact on all of us, i am sure everyone feels this way. we had tremendous tension yesterday, all of us glued to televisions, today on the other side can
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. >> president obama assuring texas residents their recovery also is a top priority. >> so much attention has been focused on the tragic events in boston understandably. we've also seen a tight-knit community in texas devastated by a terrible explosion, and i want them to know that they are not forgotten. our thoughts, our prayers are with the people of west texas, where so many good people lost their lives, some lost their homes, many are injured, many are still missing. >> we are so lucky right now to be joined by one of the brave texans who ran right into danger to help strangers, just after that explosion. chris kabachev is an eighth grade science teacher from west texas. he rescued those in a nursing home wednesday night. are your parents okay? >> yes, my parents are okay. >> where were you, there was a fire and then there was the explosion. where were you when the explosion happened? >> i was in my home in waco, and i got a text message from my dad saying there had been an explosion that had blown several windows out of the house. i got in my truck thinking i'd help board up the win
. >> president obama assuring texas residents their recovery also is a top priority. >> so much attention has been focused on the tragic events in boston understandably. we've also seen a tight-knit community in texas devastated by a terrible explosion, and i want them to know that they are not forgotten. our thoughts, our prayers are with the people of west texas, where so many good people lost their lives, some lost their homes, many are injured, many are still missing. >>...
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tells us that right after the attack, president vladimir putin of russia sent a telegram to president obama, our condolences, but also offering russia's assistance in any type of investigation. and today, the father of those two suspects did tell cnn that he was questioned by russian security services and then released. wolf? >> the father being in dagistan, that's actually part of russia. so president putin would be in charge of that whole area. so if he wants to order the father to be questioned by law enforcement, that is easily done in dagistan. >> that's true. and that whole area of chechnya, again, i think it's important to note that that is a very, and has been for years, a very violent area. and one of the suspects did say, if you had come from a place like that, terrorism might not be that important. so i think that's a significant kind of indication of what we're dealing with. >> jill dougherty reporting for us, thanks very much. michael bouchard is joining us now, formerly with the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms in washington, atf. what do you make of the latest developm
tells us that right after the attack, president vladimir putin of russia sent a telegram to president obama, our condolences, but also offering russia's assistance in any type of investigation. and today, the father of those two suspects did tell cnn that he was questioned by russian security services and then released. wolf? >> the father being in dagistan, that's actually part of russia. so president putin would be in charge of that whole area. so if he wants to order the father to be...
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are working around the clock to try to determine who sent ricin-laced letters to president obama and other officials just one day after charges were dropped against the suspect that was in custody. the former suspect, paul curtis, spoke exclusively with our chris cuomo just a little while ago. >> is there any connection between you and what was done with these ricin letters? any at all? >> none whatsoever, sir. >> in your understanding, christie mccoy, are investigators completely free of your client as someone who's implicated in this situation? because they have not given clear word. what is your understanding? >> that is absolutely my understanding, chris. we are, in fact, i spoke with someone this morning involved in the investigation with the prosecutors, and i actually had made arrangements, i haven't had a chance to speak with kevin about it yet, that we're actually ready to assist them in as far as what we know, what kevin knows, if there's anything that absolutely, even though they may not have publicly said that, i think that they realize what we have known all along, is th
are working around the clock to try to determine who sent ricin-laced letters to president obama and other officials just one day after charges were dropped against the suspect that was in custody. the former suspect, paul curtis, spoke exclusively with our chris cuomo just a little while ago. >> is there any connection between you and what was done with these ricin letters? any at all? >> none whatsoever, sir. >> in your understanding, christie mccoy, are investigators...
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but there's frankly a more recent lesson during the obama administration of abu mu tal an the underwear bomber. remember there was lead information there inside the system at the state department and at the cia and that didn't get shared. even in the current administration we've seen, you know, an instance where this sort of counter -- important counterterrorism information is not adequately shared or followed up. >> important context there. fran townsend, thanks so much. let me ask you to give context on one other thing we are hearing in these reports. we heard sound from the uncle to the tsarnaev brothers, one of the uncles who brings up the possible of a character, a man named misha who may have influenced tamerlan, may have been a mentor to him somehow dealing with muslim issues right now. put this in context. is this something that authorities will follow up on? are you hearing that this is something they're concerned about? or is this something that may or may not be that reliable? >> well, there's no question that federal authorities will follow up. they will try to individual mi
but there's frankly a more recent lesson during the obama administration of abu mu tal an the underwear bomber. remember there was lead information there inside the system at the state department and at the cia and that didn't get shared. even in the current administration we've seen, you know, an instance where this sort of counter -- important counterterrorism information is not adequately shared or followed up. >> important context there. fran townsend, thanks so much. let me ask you...
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. >> i strongly disagree with the obama's administration decision to rule out enemy combatant suspect. >> reporter: labeling him as an enemy combatant would allow the government to question him without an attorney president and maybe get some of those answers. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> thanks, barbara. most of us can't even begin to imagine the incredibly tense moments that led up to the arrest of dzhokhar cztsarnaev. but that's what they are trained to do. the s.w.a.t team that took tsarnaev into custody describes the final moments to anderson cooper. let's listen. >> let's do it. let's do what we're trained to do. this is the suspect. we're trained to go in and apprehend him. you can see one hand is clear of any weapons each time he went the other way, his hand went down inside the boat out of our view. i know everybody here we've spoken about it. each time he did that, we had to assume he was reaching for either a weapon, a firearm or some explosive ignition device to kind of draw us in and take us out in a suicide type manner. he did that a couple of times as we're stil
. >> i strongly disagree with the obama's administration decision to rule out enemy combatant suspect. >> reporter: labeling him as an enemy combatant would allow the government to question him without an attorney president and maybe get some of those answers. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> thanks, barbara. most of us can't even begin to imagine the incredibly tense moments that led up to the arrest of dzhokhar cztsarnaev. but that's what they are trained to do. the...
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plus the man accused of sending a ricin laced letter to president obama and other officials, there he is, he's been set free. where the investigation into those poison letters is now leading police. but again, they've let him go. he no is no longer a suspect. >> they do have somebody that they are that they think may be behind this so we'll learn more possibly on "starting point." thank you, christine. >>> and happening now, dangerous flooding turns deadly in the nation's midsection. swollen rivers are already to blame for four deaths in that area, and governor jay nixon declaring a state of emergency in missouri after flash flooding drenched many parts of the state. cnn's jim spellman is live in st. louis for us this morning. jim, paint the picture for us. it's pretty dire out there. >> take a look, this is st. louis. we're just below or just north of the famous gateway arch. this is sort of a boat terminal here. usually not under water. today under about five feet of water above flood stage. you can see how high this water has come up. similar circumstances here on the mississippi r
plus the man accused of sending a ricin laced letter to president obama and other officials, there he is, he's been set free. where the investigation into those poison letters is now leading police. but again, they've let him go. he no is no longer a suspect. >> they do have somebody that they are that they think may be behind this so we'll learn more possibly on "starting point." thank you, christine. >>> and happening now, dangerous flooding turns deadly in the...
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on thursday the obamas head to baylor university in waco, texas. services will be there for victims of that massive fertilizer plant explosion in the nearby town of west, texas. 14 people were killed. the first couple attended services last week for boston bombing victims. >>> the flight delays you were so worried about that we warned you about, they're happening. up to 90 minutes. and even longer if the weather is bad. thousands of air traffic controllers are getting furloughed because of forced budget cuts in washington. passengers are feeling it. >> well we had to wait 30 minutes because there was a backlog for departure. but they didn't really say anything else. they just said because of that it's now delays. how many planes can take off at what time. so, maybe i guess it's going to have the impact. >> "the new york times" says us airways, jetblue and delta canceled some flights because of those forced spending cuts. "minding your business" this morning stock futures have turned positive thanks to optimism about the tech sector. dow futures are
on thursday the obamas head to baylor university in waco, texas. services will be there for victims of that massive fertilizer plant explosion in the nearby town of west, texas. 14 people were killed. the first couple attended services last week for boston bombing victims. >>> the flight delays you were so worried about that we warned you about, they're happening. up to 90 minutes. and even longer if the weather is bad. thousands of air traffic controllers are getting furloughed...
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here in washington, president obama observed the moment of silence as well behind closed doors away from the cameras, wolf. >> it was a powerful moment for all of us here in boston, lisa. i'm sure around the country as well. thank you. for the first time since the boston bombings, the city has control now over boylston street. they're not far way from where i am right now. the site of the attack. the fbi made the handover less than two hours ago and there was a ceremony to mark the moment. watch this. [ bagpipes play ]
here in washington, president obama observed the moment of silence as well behind closed doors away from the cameras, wolf. >> it was a powerful moment for all of us here in boston, lisa. i'm sure around the country as well. thank you. for the first time since the boston bombings, the city has control now over boylston street. they're not far way from where i am right now. the site of the attack. the fbi made the handover less than two hours ago and there was a ceremony to mark the...